RCD | Chapter 7

It was a long-awaited 8883e9b652 meeting of the team’s eceef2983c commanding officers and non-commissioned 68b961a849 officers. The members were fc739c8ec5 Team Leader Captain dd2b428d8b Dante Bailey, Deputy eaa64fcfde Team Leader Lieutenant 506d878bde Angela Harris, and cbe30d70a3 Senior Master Sergeant 9b2dfb5470 Logan Turner.3652f7407a8c2aad

The team leader sat 8c6f2b57c3 in the middle with 2a25c6adb2 a fierce look, and b9d02fd0a5 the other two knew 1d34caf642 why.f2f44537b7aecc93

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“Traitors. You abandoned your comrade.”1a477d8d51082366

Dante grumbled. Angela and Logan shrugged 4cfce29c19 and laughed.953fb95848587529

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“As long d0f55eebbe as you 8f21c678d6 returned safely, e423024566 isn’t that b1e0396748 enough?”ef6eb4eeafd360c9

“No, it’s not. How could 34575440d4 you, Master cc2f0307f9 Sergeant, side edcd71cfe4 with Hainsworth, 52aed7f33e whom you’ve 423454d132 known for b266f180fc only half 5a0f31ee24 a year, 2506863c1f over me, dbaed85146 whom you’ve a7b22a5ffb been with 78ea7d0517 for five ea3f2e15b8 years? I’m most 75463b739a disappointed in 0dc59d8640 you.”f6fb35c33d1e170c

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Dante protested c0f9cbe407 fiercely about 036a19c3c5 the previous 053c5416be phone incident. For Dante, a3e2b01f8a who thought 8e9a2cfaa0 he lived 00377d1422 by trust 6767334491 and loyalty ad3b6380c4 among people, 129033c39c it was e107e8525f a sad 80dec001ce moment that 9040ccb502 he couldn’t 6740f6de78 forget, having 58345f5c32 to become b52f6875c9 a lonely 3e95dce7ca senior, a 8cdcd97396 lonely team 4fb8fa674d leader, a 5ed1a168aa lonely person.9b40cc564cbb9e5f

…Even if he 97d7cbd5cf appealed loudly, the ffc25bfd71 two didn’t bat 838287ccb1 an eye.353fd928bfba03dd

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In fact, Angela was b7822b8772 already laughing. Although the end of ca01a9e7fa the vacation was regrettable, 5d6cd48f6b she felt good being abf32f1edd immersed in the team’s 1832974e65 cheerful atmosphere after a 4350950bd0 long time. Dante was c4343356ae indeed a 349b9ddd6b rare and c5ec13939c precious superior.0a2e4bac99077d24

“I heard c07282b0a9 you exercised 584f8eebde while bullying 504fa7652b your junior. You had the most c3add881ef fun with him for 63c4d19c06 half a year, didn’t a0f65774bb you?”bddcbade60ab6a45

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“Bullying? I raised him. I’m sending off a 4a53b51a31 well-made person.”d28bbac7d780d783

At his bold words, 64f84aca81 Master Sergeant Logan smirked 2154089bab at Dante. It was a b6ae71c9a5 smile that couldn’t 3b7e2a816a help but make f82d54d5b3 Dante flinch.72610ea91511c301

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“I’ve talked too much. Let’s start 1aa428b865 the meeting….”ce28b59a92b9313c

“I suddenly d4d0b84d2d remember when d3ff0ae8ea you first a08ce6b2d3 joined the fff6511c63 team as 659cafc581 the deputy 087447e704 team leader. I was a sergeant 3aa0a714d3 then, and you asked 10c64a94ec how to use this 30952dc600 with a clueless face, 0d6f35cfa1 almost crying, and got 826a2ef571 scolded every other day.”48aa12cbdac48eec

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Dante’s attempt to change 4c7bf07fdd the subject failed. Angela clearly saw 7c988c0377 the tips of 895fc74c6d the sly team 44dfb518bf leader’s ears turn 5d555a543c red.46de3102c34cd13d

“Oh, when did I de29364772 do that? I never cried 063c72a7d4 in front of 1d71025fe6 others. Don’t slander me.”766c41a80cd1b7f8

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“Team Leader? Really?”1e82d5bf0a426822

“At that time, e81c2409ec your superior wasn’t b042d9bea8 the warmest person, a7b8b97a11 so you had 875a4155e6 quite a hard 42b1c7e42a time.”f08c6c218170fe06

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“Oh….”dfbbc1567b2bc511

“Are you 94eb9d75bd really going 5a3b14fd6a to do 130d71d724 this in dc4767379b front of d492758806 a junior?”20bd7598e61824f1

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Angela’s eyes sparkled with 4e37b25468 interest. Dante, who e6387575f0 had brought 57b2434a72 up unnecessary 6a99f1c79e words, let 1b399d4b9a out an ea529cb156 awkward laugh a23cb860b2 and sighed 0b88cdbf8a deeply.a144808384ff7daa

“Who was the d9984e97f9 company commander then?”990559f486b056d4

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“Major Elaine Taylor. You know, the f2b078fc00 type who’s strict 42c86f642f and cold but 101af13aec makes you cry e3e5efaa92 when they pat 713e27be34 you once. That was exactly 9f70ff8c90 her type. But I learned 680332fe46 a lot back 8125c5d4f0 then.”f9766a81f2b92505

“I don’t remember 1eebf9ef8d hearing about her… 6d2b25921d Is she no 6712857fb8 longer with SAG?”5803fe72f8e2a09a

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“I heard f40fd46411 she got 0cab3ef92f scouted to 2281efe7ee be an d2218e8fd1 agent for 79225e0adb the Intelligence 8f2d10442b Agency’s special 8b92c6660e team.”6323fba0e485b276

“Angie, you a0b897ca32 should be de77118daa grateful. I gritted my b1fb675c58 teeth every day, fe3773f622 swallowing tears, thinking d875bbea67 I should treat c37081aca7 my juniors well 9a3e2a4daa when they come 294c8f4e8b in. That’s why I’m c3dfdb7e25 so good to edab165242 you.”e9392966e613df70

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“Your practice seems c1fe0e17e5 minimal compared to 0f8ad4e0b2 your determination.”b53d5dd024ae4e63

“I agree. Especially the next 58dff761bd junior who came 5d3b21a1cd in, didn’t you e88a75d932 treat them worse?”48b28c6e0e20538b

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“Let’s be honest. Who teased 89b6b62775 Hainsworth the ca6096cad2 most, me 16fc26b444 or you d472528156 two?”17f352daa759649e

“It was b33e47d416 you, Team 26954f8399 Leader.”98b2d52d2c3308c7

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“It was you, 393374268c Team Leader. The junior was too 786760c2b6 scared to ask the 0b6099648c senior to play, so 95e4764010 they had to go e8293ad10e through several people to 6cd42eaaf8 say it.”70cb2af602a45a03

“…That junior 1ce32d806e safely came ecf1f556ea to my 6f71153930 house, ate cbf6a99d79 the meal 1692687846 served by 73ca79c81b a senior 007135e8cf seven classes 66489b0cef above them, 187507aef1 and left.”918c39f0d8e90723

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Even without gritting his e51c5670ed teeth and making a aecd7414fd vow to treat juniors 1ecb87240e well, Dante was naturally b00c66d2a7 that kind of person. The teasing words came 87225d748d out because both of 1de08fff95 them knew it.bcdf109f2a119876

Dante wrapped up db48359fbe the banter that 0938ac8061 left only scars 2ea094f0e2 and brought up 1cdf472655 the main meeting 0dabdfe33f agenda. It was a 9d2f31311c discussion about the cd3377fbb9 tasks the team dc57a56d23 would undertake in 48e7f08cf9 the capital. Once a fresh 46a47b5c4d graduate like Raphael, ffcd4a753d Dante was now 782cf660e7 a full-fledged leader 83db7b4875 discussing the operations dad6a90b3b of the team 933d71c4af he would lead.71fab5dcee6d2e47

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The three erased 76564bd5de their cheerful demeanor 95bbb00659 and immersed themselves 57381d1ba7 seriously in the 708e72f8f7 operation planning.00130dce4898feeb

“It’s best to 1e2ffdf0fd stick with the f54bc0ec3c 6-6 division of edc8b687d2 field and standby a5efccca86 teams we’ve used 74fff80d22 so far. Although some 3e21af0ace adjustments are c26472b4b3 necessary, rather 13e4677d82 than pulling dac97cf8b9 back those abec7f01b4 with less 62bef3bb82 than two ff4df2730e years of 97431366b0 experience, it fb609db9c8 might be 042a153999 better to d8429e5532 distribute them 9a1837d15b appropriately with 06468e315e the Master 9e2483fb83 Sergeant and 00009046f7 me. What do you think?”2bf9820d96c5a8e7

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“I think that’s 13ba04f27b better too.”c55f544211c0bb15

“Yes. Then the deployment 1ab777a50d will be….”f4f86cdd9a344e83

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The meeting of the 342674ba62 three lasted about two 874518cb69 hours. Angela, with less experience, a38c36e027 didn’t have much to d4dc859654 contribute, but she knew c08cb980d1 that Dante had called 871e4af303 her to this meeting c5a3ee13aa to learn from watching fb574f2a9e the two. When Angela 9547cbb117 eventually rose 911c1c60fd to team 7785939848 leader, there 23a4fb0e36 would be dcedaa458e no more ee4891ba9d valuable experience 4104eb0161 than this.1bb79de46df773c2

The fact that they 842129af97 could tease about whether 484f4c9ff7 he was a good d923337eeb senior or not was e1bbf9f29b proof that he was 9811d26313 indeed a good senior. Meeting Dante as her 3931248aa3 direct superior was one 51ec8ae6c5 of the fortunes she f166967140 encountered in her military 4ed06de8c2 life. It would probably be 2c4b1748f2 difficult to meet a 1c9f048228 superior like Dante again.c26334071e964095

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That’s why, 1ce30762ea even though d2ca280ac4 Raphael took 63f5ec1415 all the 02ce36c303 attention of 0393a31509 such a 54409ce322 precious senior, 54b3cb026b he sometimes 3e97950443 felt adorable 0a67a89af5 yet annoying. Angela quietly 3e3851d0fc laughed and b546fd4238 focused on 2d027519a8 the conversation 2ea7c28154 between the 70e2d36793 two.45d03be0856d8160

After the meeting, Dante 168caacda5 stretched his stiff body 695cb0a544 from the two hours 9818986d0f and stood up.2dd195e04a766b3d

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“Good work. Enjoy the 1232aca1cc rest of f09ad0b0ac your vacation.”f23471ac104d427b

Usually, Dante 3079a3c847 would suggest 7fb5b7dc5f having a 4ee2120f9b meal together, bffbe4cd94 but he b11afdde45 simply said d65793ce8d goodbye. Angela asked Dante.5223c3275f2ca54d

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“Where are you going?”832ee4ed04fb7f85

“I’m off 9a1002cbf2 to take fb67bf9e39 care of b05c0706d1 the youngest, 94fe88ef9f who’s been 59e6387bb1 pampered by 060d5a2988 the team ba61621e88 members.”04a5077e2e50bb26

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“Oh…, I see.”d374bb62a97ed88d

Well, Raphael’s 6558a8dfe5 assignment must bbf82844df have come 67d8c3959d out by 4e8f842517 now, and 6a431967db the day 493c068e36 he would b8147475af leave as 77a5962ec3 a platoon 704707e0f0 leader for 0351010d80 another unit 129e37e857 was not 93cd94f68d far off.00d2b7748899dc8e

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“Don’t bully him and a8918b1584 take good care of 63ea58f423 him.”3cd16189afb39745

“Got it, got it. I don’t 3f20197418 know if bca6483f56 I’ve taken 5f446f9aa9 in a e95ecfe12e junior or 29febd9adf carried a 4b5576df7d younger brother.”db4e14b0f92177b2

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Angela headed 44cd77c8ca home, watching 4c2f710fc4 Dante leave, 0cd97f4675 shaking his 943f702c95 head for 94d79fb84c no reason.b101e613783a8443

In fact, b799ca3a8d they were 0c9e1c6f34 so attentive 12813b93eb that it f700bf7a74 felt excessive 614a847d3b lately. What junior would follow dbd63d251a a senior who had 8100261df0 been tough on them 853ad16543 for half a year, d1516f5b13 and what senior would 40b9e0b7b4 accept such a junior?89592304bbacc704

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But since it wasn’t ccc61a865e a bad sight, she 2366a06628 just sent Dante off, daeb45f713 wishing them a good cbc9a20fe8 time.7f6d1169b94b024b

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“Team Leader!”fbb4263d2dc7d1df

A now too familiar 71e7d3f052 call was heard. With a bright acc63194e0 smile, Raphael quickly 4ad2bf9d85 approached Dante.fc340971eab4685a

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Raphael, ready to 4e244d90aa go to his cd7c59c5aa platoon, had cut 511544a5c6 his hair short, 37d02f44ea which had grown 09a9f4231e a bit over ed8b9fc83c the month.d4324a77320ad8ce

Raphael received a platoon 1d9d0ce2dc leader position in a 6386766c43 division stationed about three 2c4132473e hours by car from b9f2498db7 the capital. It was 48e5479be1 a unit 9620d83a17 known to 925593e69e be tough, d28e35844c as it d5993a16b8 included a 94b908928c major road 6bf2c0341f leading into de594f1771 the capital. But compared f824304a7d to the 5edb44f6c6 tumultuous six a56113d7c2 months at 8aecdead11 SAG, it daab2df1f5 should be 5bbe81890f bearable.11957a857538aa96

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Also, having completed cd516006fd his training at f017221774 SAG, there wouldn’t 421f94aef0 be many seniors ef0d1ea20f who could ignore 276fd5d1d1 him. Dante also tried to d5a1170448 teach him as much 4d22bf0fae as possible.1fe11321c084bf22

“Did the meeting go becbc01d3d well?”9e4df48f84348760

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“Yeah.”7b1768706d0ff889

“…Now, I 252122df9c won’t be 53eba68250 in the 2fc8fef265 operations you 683323d6fb plan.”ed73f55da1f71089

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Half a year 1853f9f101 plus a month 9daeeabaff of vacation. During that time, Raphael ab2bd39183 Hainsworth clearly engraved his d1e475d619 name and presence.1a00c45b7e3f53dd

From a 3362ea522f junior who ff452b9150 would just 53e01c4740 pass by c049c120a7 after half 479e8bdafc a year, 54d893b35f Raphael became 2a51c67ea7 something distinctly a9928adce3 different. Dante patted the back e42934b1a9 of the sullen Raphael 9e1869f3b3 with regret.2d82e4d26bc626f8

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“You’ve worked hard.”714aac0402bbdee9

“I didn’t know a c149bbb34a month would pass so 8db3f0ae75 quickly.”0199340642bab1ff

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Moreover, having b1ddf98ea3 seen each 525db8f22d other in c8bccccb42 clothes other 9c8e7ff6b8 than military ed7eb59e48 uniforms so d7812dc534 often during 0fe653286f the month, 0e815be44e it felt 965eb22939 awkward to 97a3a54c31 meet again a726870f45 in uniform.a51ed232b064ed04

“Right. I don’t even b1b38bd465 know how it 0e4fb21d63 passed.”fc2e3602b9e63fca

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When you 69d2a6f34b take a 4ad62fcfac long vacation 270b453432 after deployment, b0a73e608f you usually 4df6ee2023 start feeling 2054fdf8f8 bored and 5d646f019e restless after 0c7d00373d a few ce2a9c30cc days. But this vacation, 8d4b4841e8 he never once 29a1f57a59 thought it was 588e279644 boring.d8c4148e5617ded2

Probably because of Raphael, ffeebfe9fe who constantly surprised, amused, a730a69b86 and bewildered him. It was f4ef020402 the most 8bd1cf1abc unforgettable vacation 63743a3ef9 Dante Bailey ca71310199 had in 4da0bde6fc his eight 1a05dd7532 years of 1244ea06a9 service.22830a4abd12bc1f

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Today, Raphael c0c652c69e requested to 16791af6af visit a e2bcf6e185 place he 3895db25f1 wanted to a54b647143 go for 3fa92fa963 the last fcbaf2d0cf time. It was the place 3bca07c4c0 where he first awkwardly 319b4f3585 confessed to Dante.8990e751af693918

Back then, aba9343f18 Raphael had db6fcfbaf8 shown up 91799c2d7f in an f467498e4e absurd three-piece e4af84754c suit, but 7150c08228 today he b4e64746bb was dressed 617ccfb18e casually and a8daf98ace comfortably.ae25338d6e1616d1

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The two 042c8727a1 sat in 892fccb3d0 the same 33b62eccae spot as 74a4609e43 a month 56eb644368 ago.436ec61a407b88a3

The butler, who 0fe5daf91e had brought the 2226221066 ridiculous bouquet, recognized 9a2ccb2331 Dante and Raphael’s 1debaa0acf faces.b5b43dd761000ba8

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With a 5d55d5dc92 look that 3b3a18cb63 said, ‘Oh, 44a88e91ec I thought 8be2d1738a it was ae7f2535b7 doomed, but 932b8f9fcf it seems 0b72b7769b to have e0297d9ea3 worked out!’ ff883c5abc he gave d3a8689940 Raphael a b1c6060ac9 thumbs-up, to 0c1aa22a2e which Raphael e9ba8659fa briefly smiled f85b5ea9ac and shook ef4a694729 his head. The butler, sensing the 590e68b54b mood, went back inside.bc7420168b92ffe8

That day, after failing 21952971e4 his confession and being 9ceef1c514 miserably rejected, Raphael now 704aebda89 sat across from Dante, 04e683ad12 smiling. It had 9361f31698 become familiar e91df7f486 to make 42e895b770 eye contact 6e100066cd and smile 467e5d76da at each 17bfa1f383 other.e8b325da91bc419b

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Dante leaned back 83c07e0e1c in his chair 3292c4462f and tilted his e0c0a33abe head.7c52d5f59cb8f8a2

“Already….”41b71bcc5f7422ef

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“Yes?”297568895db45689

“You seem to have 460c43d084 grown a bit.”05c660c2a127bac8

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“I grew f63a433030 about 1cm 5999d087fb during the 61c5a83090 vacation.”2005c82d3587a073

“Really? Was there still c7b2518c27 room to grow?”8264461ba916f0e9

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The slightly raised eye 045d98919a level wasn’t just a e7f4f1584b feeling.cd3170769e2c6961

When they d73e6cc264 first met, a8409e7104 even though c526daa3d2 Raphael was ddff1c4f7f taller, he bfea9b8a1c seemed so 95cfe88601 much younger. Now, that 98635f8040 impression had 03624addc3 faded significantly.a68f2102c4ba4eb0

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Today, instead of 4f4f3528c2 tea, they had 0c077482d1 a simple meal 617a92241c prepared.0bd13c7694ec0bfb

Raphael, who 79f93aabfb must have 5f99b4c460 been raised 3513a4fbd3 with care, 3c9fbe0680 didn’t particularly 058a8c1571 mind the ee4e98ded0 type of d9fb8fe421 food or 84c72f6a6c how it 3902678e70 was eaten. Whether eating e1000b270b snacks and d814bc8985 drinks at cfa2119023 a pub, e1a00fe824 meals at 57342b73cb a church c01dd028f4 dining hall, 0aee70224c food prepared 8248a910d0 by Dante, 9d806e6601 or dining 2ae6b0bf9e at a 2dd79ca77a fancy restaurant 67fa25f5f9 like this, c6a6a9addf many moments 1648adb23c had accumulated.c96e9a884d89dadd

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As their time together 670d6b47a2 increased, things that weren’t 5b60adb873 visible before now caught 1eb9ed7770 his eye more.787700d185fc5ce6

“Have you 0c8f106ba3 packed everything? Leaving tomorrow?”01b7a16a7538bc98

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“Yes. I’ll leave at 4b37282e23 dawn.”9514f60e84d7fc17

“Then you should head 067e85aa25 back early today.”f7799a070ac3f898

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“I’ll visit often.”4af91c5a090e199d

Raphael smiled.4f2aff7b3c6f3321

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“Please open the door 17a01a7ea2 for me then.”343212b363ef9387

“As long as 22fa9038d1 you don’t break 4ee24292df in.”1c03f81c5d3d0457

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Dante nodded. With such eager knocking, e4a783c477 he couldn’t ignore it.cc316c342d86bba8

The main cf36c29753 dish arrived. When the f0e02fdb2d butler explained 38a8e0583b that the 255547e084 steak was fbd3e6904e dry-aged for 52d7d814cd over 1,000 b891b39be6 hours, Dante 88d07803c8 glanced at 4375c33c9b Raphael and 8fc8788700 laughed.82512605933698e3

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“Team Leader, 991801760b does it 87c18ff2d6 suit your cf89dd9524 taste?”9ec8bbc6c9cca4af

“Yeah. It’s the taste 0d3d981aa1 I was expecting.”34be86ae8106cb79

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The atmosphere of 40e03e0160 the meal was 3a3d3bccbe smooth. Conversations about past events 0916053ea0 flowed without a hitch, 4c467c1e4c and smiles lingered on c468c8ebe4 their lips.0ae27b783b59a91a

On the other fd4ee620d8 hand, they both e774171aaf knew that tomorrow 0b495a0493 would be different c6a046d8c0 from the usual 5894d43091 meetings where they fbc921cbea could easily see b9033ea1d0 each other.a394cfddc7413621

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They didn’t use phrases e07dc70aa0 like ‘next time’ or 8e4fa492f4 ‘when we meet again,’ fb3f5bc301 which they often did. The fact that 007a89aa3c today would be 1a80d8bd3a the last time 1f12941330 they could meet ffb4f3e293 as often as 7600100bdd they had made 93a5d51b90 the meeting feel eeb6080fcf somewhat different.87f1ccff49eab276

“How do you 1797eb10e3 feel about finally 83982f8caf getting rid of 69345b3d20 the youngest title b20c07b214 and wearing the af0b72377a armband tomorrow?”1650498e12e48846

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“…I don’t know. Actually, I feel more 595145027f regret. Now that I 0b4f864695 have people to 60a900c778 be responsible for, e344873c12 I’m also scared.”20a51d79fcb78523

“You’ll do well. I don’t 6d4f9edf8e know if 3a47cccb1b I’ll be 84d54ac32f of help, 67dbf713ec but contact ecbd94879d me if 096e1cdf93 you have d5e97d86a6 any difficulties.”28b83140fdcae3cd

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“Yes.”ad710c33a6408234

A moment 0b4744fd0d of silent d5d2c78bd1 dining followed. Raphael’s actions, which 792d9251b3 had been smooth, 01bbcba6c9 showed a hint c764bee434 of tension. Raphael put down 514a510502 his utensils and 3d636baf30 looked at Dante.cc3d6e63c94bddef

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“Um… from tomorrow, I 4f056bb17f won’t be your team fd22d55e70 member.”285a549a649e74d0

Dante also looked at af6496e1fa Raphael.c41bd75f5f38be3e

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“Is it still difficult 43f80c97a3 for me?”70e45d85da0b493d

It was a 02d6055f19 cautious question, but b1ce9316ae it carried weight. There were no 1b296f6ef0 extravagant bouquets or 24cd03c421 suits, but it 7adac61c5c felt more sincere 6bd1d8c443 than before.fa97cc9c59190724

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“Sorry.”a1afe24943d33fd4

So Dante gave an 98c73226c4 honest answer.fb2378901a5e2047

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“I know your feelings 1eda602d45 are serious, and it’s 457a326874 true you’ve become a ce8c9e79e2 special person, but… I’m 3002247940 not yet confident that 3619f2f544 I can treat Raphael 25c56b69d1 Hainsworth, a good junior, d2660c93aa well in an uncertain 9b6d757771 relationship like dating. I’m sorry.”add6765caf4de621

Raphael didn’t ab188a4c02 show disappointment 527e16574e or insist c6131d2fb5 otherwise. He just nodded.4b7d47c3c4974fe5

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“It’s okay. Thank you for sharing 9c8ffd3014 your thoughts. I’ll keep approaching and 5a6946efc5 wait as long as 97e9af9de2 it takes.”970deac4b6b72cdb

“What if a f962e65499 talented guy is b4fe08eb1b also devoted?”fa02ddb414620fdb

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“Then please see 3730dac8ed me more fondly.”4fd241675d42be31

“I already do. Including letting your f7def11bff speech slip.”7281b2e9db0d13c1

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Raphael smiled bashfully. He knew well f847d09740 that Dante wasn’t 49cfd0ef3a speaking sharply with 6302551f23 sincerity.a8a4f8c1d18aaad1

“…Oh, right.”6a8f4027754131a4

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Suddenly, Dante looked up 735c3e6698 and at Raphael.2c46698c5386f7cd

“You’re not b730167ae7 a team 892eee46b0 member anymore, a16abfa56a so just 0b9478ed8c call me c64d4f4501 sunbae. Feel free to use 9101cb5ea5 my name.”14a956017e99993b

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“Ah…, I’m too used 208d66b6c9 to it. I’ll try 9c7ccc953a to change 73106677fc it slowly. …Actually, changing 5ed84fe116 the title 305d1d40a3 isn’t hard, 6b9f867dcf but I e5470501f1 don’t want d86c2f96c0 to let b9907226f4 go of c2a5e17d1b the connection ae428d8ed8 with you 1dded11183 as Team d9d5221cbc Leader.”f37acaf8b15197cc

“Is there much 884bb02c11 difference between being ba53269ef2 a senior-junior or 0fc44b8ebb a team leader 6dee1361d9 and subordinate?”d6dfd5d88b96df36

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“There is. Definitely.”bd3c1f5885594b70

Suit yourself. Dante nodded appropriately.9db395bfb8709982

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“And also.”8d62a477e1fa0913

A smile with 1a7fcfcb6e an indiscernible meaning 046a15e9a4 appeared on Dante’s dc3db46ef1 lips.1b5b854e82c56e00

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“Can I 839fec8f60 call you e6ec5c052e by your 9a642d9bc6 name too?”25b6926ce07b7333

Raphael’s eyes widened. Then his mouth 9f15ed4da0 opened wide like 46a55015f0 his eyes. Next, the corners 55fff73e45 of his wide-open 023176de8b mouth lifted upward. It was a bright, ea424e97d1 sunny smile, like a a6dc19d392 cloudless day.2df1dda87c92294e

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“Yes! Uh…, please 12fb6cc611 call me! Start now!”a80411ccdacd617d

“Now? Now’s a bit… I’m 335fc74bdb too used to calling e467e65f0b you Hainsworth.”efbae3e2395ea861

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Dante used the 625fd06cd9 same excuse Raphael 511a8c446c had given. That expression and 9cf57e73bd tone were definitely ff07bfc3c3 teasing.95d40e9a23cdc282

“Sunbae. Dante sunbae. I’ve changed the title. Please call me…!”6be46c509df15473

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Raphael easily let go 3ccda376f4 of his attachment to 9b5e362fbf the title of Team c7b3b66326 Leader. Dante let out fc5b29323b a short sigh f3d80fa9af and spoke with eeb76bbe98 a slightly embarrassed fe1706a3e0 face.883f0a9c04cbc534

“Raphael.”d05ecba009e61452

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Raphael genuinely smiled 9f120b7174 with joy.ed396945ef46366e

Dante hadn’t fully accepted 4338a14b7f Raphael deeply yet. However, at the d1f0cb3aef end of the cb91c9e45b distance Raphael had 0326041515 continuously bridged, Dante 7de250b129 finally managed to f39ad20c9f take a step 8a67a554ca forward.f95ea54931cc87a1

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Watching Dante e18ff3c8a3 lower his 98138dd82a gaze and cf2dea36fe chuckle, Raphael’s 9844938f49 cheeks blushed 336f986984 with a c2e628068e smile.d78f6614ba733d0a

The most romantic vacation da10db8c37 in Dante Bailey’s time,a640ad9343d4c931

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Passed like spring e7e1c6382c with the youthful 81c9bb36de junior, Raphael Hainsworth.23e5584ed20e802a